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Health & care in Helsingborg Municipality

Key facts

  • Helsingborg ranks 156 of 290 municipalities for Life expectancy, women (2025).

    Source: SCB via Kolada N00925 · 2025

  • Helsingborg ranks 17 of 33 in Skåne län for Life expectancy, women (2025).

    Source: SCB via Kolada N00925 · 2025

  • Life expectancy, women in Helsingborg is 84.6 years, in line with the national level (85.1 years, 2025).

    Source: SCB via Kolada N00925 · 2025

  • Life expectancy, women in Helsingborg increased from 83.8 years (2015) to 84.6 years (2025).

    Source: SCB via Kolada N00925 · 2015–2025

Life expectancy, healthcare and elderly care in Helsingborg. Sources: National Board of Health and Kolada — latest year 2025.

Latest data year: 2025 · 6 indicators · Package version: v9 · Updated: 2026-08-04

Short answer: Helsingborg in figures

  • Life expectancy, women: 84.6 years (2025). Sweden: 85.1 years (−0.5 years). Rank 156 (shared) of 290. Change since 2020: +0.7 % (relative change).

    Source: SCB via Kolada N00925

  • Life expectancy, men: 81.4 years (2025). Sweden: 81.8 years (−0.4 years). Rank 144 of 290. Change since 2020: +1.5 % (relative change).

    Source: SCB via Kolada N00923

  • Home care users satisfied overall (%): 81.5 % (2025). Sweden: 84.9 % (−3.4 pp). Rank 247 of 289. Change since 2020: −6.5 pp.

    Source: Socialstyrelsen via Kolada U21468

National figure and rank use the same year and value as the municipal figure; otherwise they are omitted. Rank 1 = highest value. Election-cycle series are not given annual trends. Missing values are not shown as zero.

Life expectancy, women
84.6 years
2025 · +0.7 % vs 2020
Life expectancy, men
81.4 years
2025 · +1.5 % vs 2020
Home care users satisfied overall (%)
81.5 %
2025 · −6.5 pp vs 2020

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Life expectancy, women

84.6 years(2025)

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Source: SCB via Kolada N00925 (Kolada:N00925) · 2014–2025 · Data status: complete / observed

Source: SCB via Kolada N00925 · 2014–2025 · Observation (source value) · Method · Report an error

Helsingborg: 84.6 years · 2025

Sweden: 85.1 years · difference −0.5 years

Shared rank 156 of 290 municipalities with comparable data.

Nearest ranks

Raw values for 2025, ranked from highest to lowest. Equal raw values share a rank. Higher does not necessarily mean better.

  1. =150Mellerud84.6 years · +0.0 years
  2. =150Simrishamn84.6 years · +0.0 years
  3. 155Sorsele84.6 years · +0.0 years
  4. =156Helsingborg84.6 years · 0.0 years
  5. =156Östhammar84.6 years · 0.0 years
  6. 158Norrtälje84.6 years · −0.0 years
  7. =159Ovanåker84.6 years · −0.0 years

Source: SCB via Kolada N00925. Definition: Life expectancy, women

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Life expectancy, men

81.4 years(2025)

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Source: SCB via Kolada N00923 (Kolada:N00923) · 2014–2025 · Data status: complete / observed

Source: SCB via Kolada N00923 · 2014–2025 · Observation (source value) · Method · Report an error

Helsingborg: 81.4 years · 2025

Sweden: 81.8 years · difference −0.4 years

Rank 144 of 290 municipalities with comparable data.

Nearest ranks

Raw values for 2025, ranked from highest to lowest. Equal raw values share a rank. Higher does not necessarily mean better.

  1. 141Skara81.5 years · +0.1 years
  2. =142Köping81.5 years · +0.0 years
  3. =142Simrishamn81.5 years · +0.0 years
  4. 144Helsingborg81.4 years · 0.0 years
  5. =145Göteborg81.4 years · −0.0 years
  6. =145Mark81.4 years · −0.0 years
  7. =147Haninge81.4 years · −0.0 years

Source: SCB via Kolada N00923. Definition: Life expectancy, men

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Home care users satisfied overall (%)

81.5 %(2025)

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Source: Socialstyrelsen via Kolada U21468 (Kolada:U21468) · 2014–2025 · Data status: complete / observed

Source: Socialstyrelsen via Kolada U21468 · 2014–2025 · Observation (source value) · Method · Report an error

Helsingborg: 81.5 % · 2025

Sweden: 84.9 % · difference −3.4 pp

Rank 247 of 289 municipalities with comparable data.

Nearest ranks

Raw values for 2025, ranked from highest to lowest. Equal raw values share a rank. Higher does not necessarily mean better.

  1. 244Stockholm81.8 % · +0.2 pp
  2. 245Sundbyberg81.7 % · +0.1 pp
  3. 246Solna81.6 % · +0.1 pp
  4. 247Helsingborg81.5 % · 0.0 pp
  5. 248Tyresö81.4 % · −0.2 pp
  6. 249Trollhättan81.3 % · −0.2 pp
  7. 250Härnösand81.2 % · −0.4 pp

Source: Socialstyrelsen via Kolada U21468. Definition: Home care users satisfied overall (%)

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Residential elderly care users satisfied overall (%)

74.5 %(2025)

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Source: Socialstyrelsen via Kolada U23471 (Kolada:U23471) · 2014–2025 · Data status: complete / observed

Source: Socialstyrelsen via Kolada U23471 · 2014–2025 · Observation (source value) · Method · Report an error

Helsingborg: 74.5 % · 2025

Sweden: 78.9 % · difference −4.4 pp

Rank 209 of 289 municipalities with comparable data.

Nearest ranks

Raw values for 2025, ranked from highest to lowest. Equal raw values share a rank. Higher does not necessarily mean better.

  1. 206Åmål74.5 % · +0.0 pp
  2. 207Solna74.5 % · +0.0 pp
  3. 208Kungälv74.5 % · +0.0 pp
  4. 209Helsingborg74.5 % · 0.0 pp
  5. 210Hörby74.5 % · −0.0 pp
  6. 211Östersund74.3 % · −0.1 pp
  7. =212Mellerud74.2 % · −0.3 pp

Source: Socialstyrelsen via Kolada U23471. Definition: Residential elderly care users satisfied overall (%)

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Ill-health rate, days per insured person

22.3 days(2025)

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Source: Försäkringskassan via Kolada N00957 (Kolada:N00957) · 2014–2025 · Data status: complete / observed

Source: Försäkringskassan via Kolada N00957 · 2014–2025 · Observation (source value) · Method · Report an error

Helsingborg: 22.3 days · 2025

Sweden: 22.0 days · difference +0.3 days

Shared rank 221 of 290 municipalities with comparable data.

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Raw values for 2025, ranked from highest to lowest. Equal raw values share a rank. Higher does not necessarily mean better.

  1. =218Hylte22.5 days · +0.2 days
  2. 220Kungälv22.4 days · +0.1 days
  3. =221Berg22.3 days · 0.0 days
  4. =221Helsingborg22.3 days · 0.0 days
  5. =221Kalmar22.3 days · 0.0 days
  6. =224Falun22.1 days · −0.2 days
  7. =224Skurup22.1 days · −0.2 days

Source: Försäkringskassan via Kolada N00957. Definition: Ill-health rate, days per insured person

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Ongoing stress-related sick leave, annual average share of population (%)

0.27 %(2025)

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Source: Försäkringskassan via Kolada N00103 (Kolada:N00103) · 2014–2025 · Data status: complete / observed

Source: Försäkringskassan via Kolada N00103 · 2014–2025 · Observation (source value) · Method · Report an error

Helsingborg: 0.3 % · 2025

Sweden: 0.5 % · difference −0.2 pp

Rank 279 of 290 municipalities with comparable data.

Nearest ranks

Raw values for 2025, ranked from highest to lowest. Equal raw values share a rank. Higher does not necessarily mean better.

  1. 276Emmaboda0.3 % · +0.0 pp
  2. 277Haparanda0.3 % · +0.0 pp
  3. 278Höganäs0.3 % · +0.0 pp
  4. 279Helsingborg0.3 % · 0.0 pp
  5. 280Dorotea0.3 % · −0.0 pp
  6. 281Vadstena0.3 % · −0.0 pp
  7. 282Örkelljunga0.3 % · −0.0 pp

Source: Försäkringskassan via Kolada N00103. Definition: Ongoing stress-related sick leave, annual average share of population (%)

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